Thursday, September 03, 2015

Yes, I absolutely agree that it is way too early for this. But, it is possible that you might want to use this sometime this weekend, so I want to be here for you, if you are a draft eager beaver.

This is my first list of 2016 NFL Draft Prospects. My personal list is much longer than this one, but let's just go with a Top 50 list for public perusal. According to my small amount of research dedicated to this, the following is a list of 50 names. These 50 names are believed to be candidates right now for the Top 2 rounds in the 2016 NFL Draft.

Admittedly, by the actual draft, if even 30 of these end up in the Top 2 rounds, we should be pleased with the results.

THIS LIST IS ALPHABETIZED BY SCHOOL AND THEREFORE HAS NO RANKING WHATSOEVER AT THIS JUNCTURE. (this means your guy is not ranked too high or too low because it is only September 3rd. He is not ranked at all. He is either on this list or he is not. And this list is completely arbitrary because no games have been played and no players have been watched yet).

This list is only constructed for your added viewing enjoyment as you pop on your college games early in the year and want to know who might be high in the draft. I even included jersey numbers to help you with your own scouting. But, of course, the draft will be determined based on how these gentlemen perform this fall which means - nobody has any idea who will actually be in the the 1st and 2nd round in 8 months.

Name

Pos

School

Jersey #

Derrick Henry

RB

Alabama

2

OJ Howard

TE

Alabama

88

Reggie Ragland

LB

Alabama

19

A'Shawn Robinson

DT

Alabama

86

Scooby Wright

LB

Arizona

32

Carl Lawson

DE/LB

Auburn

55

Andrew Billings

NT

Baylor

75

Spencer Drango

T

Baylor

58

Shawn Oakman

DE

Baylor

2

Jared Goff

QB

California

16

Gunner Keil

QB

Cincinnati

11

Mike Williams

WR

Clemson

7

Jalen Ramsey

S/CB

Florida State

8

Vernon Hargeaves

CB

Florida

1

Leonard Floyd

LB

Georgia

84

Nate Sudfeld

QB

Indiana

7

Vadal Alexander

G

LSU

74

Tre'Davious White

CB

LSU

18

Shilique Calhoun

DE

Michigan St

89

Jack Conklin

T

Michigan St

74

Connor Cook

QB

Michigan St

48

Chris Jones

DE/DT

Mississippi St

98

Corey Robinson

WR

Notre Dame

88

KeiVarae Russell

CB

Notre Dame

6

Jaylon Smith

DE/LB

Notre Dame

9

Ronnie Stanley

T

Notre Dame

78

Joey Bosa

DE

Ohio State

97

Taylor Decker

T

Ohio State

68

Ezekiel Elliott

RB

Ohio State

15

Cardale Jones

QB

Ohio State

12

Darron Lee

LB

Ohio State

43

Michael Thomas

WR

Ohio State

3

Adolph Washington

DT

Ohio State

92

Emmanuel Ogbah

DE

Oklahoma St

38

Zack Sanchez

CB

Oklahoma

15

Tony Conner

S

Mississippi

12

Robert Nkemdiche

DT

Mississippi

5

Laquon Treadwell

WR

Mississippi

1

Laremy Tunsil

T

Mississippi

78

DeForest Buckner

DE

Oregon

44

Christian Hackenberg

QB

Penn State

14

Anthony Zettel

DE/DT

Penn State

98

Tyler Boyd

WR

Pittsburgh

23

Pharoh Cooper

WR

South Carolina

11

German Ifedi

T

Texas A&M

74

Kenny Clark

DT

UCLA

97

Myles Jack

LB

UCLA

30

Su'A Cravens

S

USC

21

Kendall Fuller

CB

Virginia Tech

11

Corey Clement

RB

Wisconsin

6

Surely, there are names included that shouldn't be, and names not included that should be. But, this is only our first draft and we will be changing this often as we go. Nevertheless, college football 2015 begins tonight, so here is the list at this particular moment according to this particular draft nerd.